82 FR 51414 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Evaluation of the Investing in Innovation (i3) Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 213 (November 6, 2017)

Page Range		51414-51414
FR Document		2017-24060

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0134]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
National Evaluation of the Investing in Innovation (i3) Program

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2017-ICCD-
0134. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 216-32,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Tracy Rimdzius, 202-245-7283.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: National Evaluation of the Investing in
Innovation (i3) Program.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0913.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 23.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 343.
Abstract: This submission requests approval to collect data in
support of the Investing in Innovation (i3) Program Technical
Assistance and Evaluation Project. The i3 Program is designed to
support school districts and nonprofit organizations in expanding,
developing, and evaluating evidence-based practices and promising
efforts to improve outcomes for the nations' students, teachers, and
schools. Each i3 grantee is required to fund an independent evaluation.
The Technical Assistance and Evaluation Project requires data
collection to assess the strength of the evidence produced under the
grantees independent evaluations as well as provide a cross-site
summary of the findings. Specifically, the data collected will be used
to support reviews and reports to ED that: Describe the intervention
implemented by each i3 grantee; assess the strength of the evidence
produced by each i3 evaluation; present the evidence produced by each
i3 evaluation; identify effective and promising interventions; and,
assess the results of the i3 Program. We will collect data from the
universe of all 172 i3 projects funded under the i3 Program.

Dated: November 1, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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is described below. The Department of DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the
Education is especially interested in Department; (2) will this information be
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0134]
public comment addressing the processed and used in a timely manner;
following issues: (1) Is this collection Agency Information Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
necessary to the proper functions of the Activities; Comment Request; National (4) how might the Department enhance
Department; (2) will this information be Evaluation of the Investing in the quality, utility, and clarity of the
processed and used in a timely manner; Innovation (i3) Program information to be collected; and (5) how
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; might the Department minimize the
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences burden of this collection on the
(4) how might the Department enhance
(IES), Department of Education (ED). respondents, including through the use
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in
burden of this collection on the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is response to this notice will be
respondents, including through the use proposing an extension of an existing considered public records.
of information technology. Please note information collection. Title of Collection: National
that written comments received in DATES: Interested persons are invited to Evaluation of the Investing in
response to this notice will be submit comments on or before January Innovation (i3) Program.
considered public records. 5, 2018. OMB Control Number: 1850–0913.
Title of Collection: Federal Family ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Type of Review: An extension of an
Educational Loan Program (FFEL)— documents related to the information
existing information collection.
Administrative Requirements for States, collection listed in this notice, please
Not-For-Profit Lenders, and Eligible use http://www.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Lenders Trustees. searching the Docket ID number ED– Sector.
2017–ICCD–0134. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
OMB Control Number: 1845–0085. in response to this notice should be Responses: 23.
Type of Review: An extension of an submitted electronically through the
Total Estimated Number of Annual
existing information collection. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
Burden Hours: 343.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Abstract: This submission requests
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. approval to collect data in support of
Sector.
Please note that comments submitted by the Investing in Innovation (i3) Program
Total Estimated Number of Annual fax or email and those submitted after Technical Assistance and Evaluation
Responses: 61. the comment period will not be Project. The i3 Program is designed to
Total Estimated Number of Annual accepted. Written requests for support school districts and nonprofit
Burden Hours: 61. information or comments submitted by organizations in expanding, developing,
Abstract: The regulations in 34 CFR postal mail or delivery should be and evaluating evidence-based practices
682.302(f) assure the Secretary that the addressed to the Director of the and promising efforts to improve
Information Collection Clearance outcomes for the nations’ students,
integrity of the program is protected
Division, U.S. Department of Education, teachers, and schools. Each i3 grantee is
from fraud and misuse of funds. These
400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room required to fund an independent
regulations require a State, not-profit
216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. evaluation. The Technical Assistance
entity, or eligible lender trustee to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For and Evaluation Project requires data
provide to the Secretary a certification
specific questions related to collection collection to assess the strength of the
on the State or non-profit entity’s
activities, please contact Tracy evidence produced under the grantees
letterhead, signed by the State or non- Rimdzius, 202–245–7283. independent evaluations as well as
profit’s Chief Executive Officer, which provide a cross-site summary of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
states the basis upon which the entity findings. Specifically, the data collected
Department of Education (ED), in
meets the regulations. The submission will be used to support reviews and
accordance with the Paperwork
must include the name and lender Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. reports to ED that: Describe the
identification number(s) for which the 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general intervention implemented by each i3
eligible designation is being certified. public and Federal agencies with an grantee; assess the strength of the
Once an entity is approved it must opportunity to comment on proposed, evidence produced by each i3
provide an annual recertification notice revised, and continuing collections of evaluation; present the evidence
identifying the name and lender information. This helps the Department produced by each i3 evaluation; identify
identification number(s) for which assess the impact of its information effective and promising interventions;
designation is being requested. collection requirements and minimize and, assess the results of the i3 Program.
Dated: October 31, 2017. the public’s reporting burden. It also We will collect data from the universe
Kate Mullan,
helps the public understand the of all 172 i3 projects funded under the
Department’s information collection i3 Program.
Acting Director, Information Collection
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requirements and provide the requested
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Dated: November 1, 2017.
data in the desired format. ED is
Officer, Office of Management. Stephanie Valentine,
soliciting comments on the proposed
[FR Doc. 2017–24025 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] Acting Director, Information Collection
information collection request (ICR) that
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Education is especially interested in Officer, Office of Management.
public comment addressing the [FR Doc. 2017–24060 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am]
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 5, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Tracy Rimdzius, 202-245-7283.
FR Citation		82 FR 51414